STEBO'S BLOG

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I am Stephen. I was born in Dublin, Ireland, I now live in Rotterdam, the Netherlands since 2003. I love cooking, travel and learning new languages.

Asia Tour 2026 - Day 25/25 - 3rd September - Going Home

Hotel Corridor We had ordered a taxi for 05:30, it was still dark and I was incredibly hungover. Luckily I had pre-packed everything the day before and put the last few items in my hand luggage. The receptionist had two little breakfast packages for us too. Our bird It was dark for most of the drive, we exited the city and drove across the undulating steppes to the airport. When we arrived at the airport the sun was just rising. For some reason our Turkish Airlines flight wit

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Asia Tour 2026 - Day 24/25 - 2nd September - Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - City 15/15 - Country 9/9

The Market Entrance It was decided that a day at the market was on the cards. After breakfast we walked 3 km to the Narantuul Market with its beautifully decorated gate. Then market was huge, selling clothes, school stationary, household stuff and what not. Carpet-land More interestingly, they had lots of carpets which in itself was spectacular as they were hung on either side of the aisles and above the aisles making for a very colourful and special experience. Traditional

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May 22, 20233 min read

Paris Saturday 13th of May 2023

Coffee and Croissants First thing, yeah no t-shirts!! I put on a colourful shirt from Rotterdam and headed off towards "Le Toucan" and...

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May 19, 20232 min read

Departure to Paris - Friday May 12th 2023

The Eiffel Tower in all its glory! When I arrived at Rotterdam Centraal around 13:30, Stanislav had already messaged me to say he was...

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Sep 20, 20221 min read

Normandie

I packed up my last things, said goodbye to Sébastien's mother who also called me lazy and we drove to the white cliffs of Normandy. We...

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Sep 20, 20221 min read

Rouen - 13th September 1991

On the night of the 12th, I treated myself to a couchette from Lucerne to Paris feeling the end of my travels. I was in need of comfort....

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Nov 25, 20211 min read

Strasbourg

Night Train We waved goodbye to Loreto who made her way back to Basel, and we took a night train to Strasbourg on the 26th of August...

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Sep 24, 20213 min read

Paris

Night Train One of the tips I had from inter-rail travellers was to take some time out. I don't have pictorial evidence for it, but after...

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Mar 31, 20202 min read

Day 2 - Paris à Lyon - 03 Septembre 2019

Un croissant! Day 2 - Paris to Lyon - 03 September 2019 #paris #france #sncf #traintravel #lyon #gaeilge #irishcommunity...

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Mar 30, 20202 min read

Day 1 - Rotterdam à Paris - 02 Septembre 2019

Arrival in Gar du Nord Day 1 - Rotterdam to Paris - 02 September 2019 I went to work, filled the NMR with liquid nitrogen and had a...

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